Ep.1 How is Africa's climate changing?

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In this first episode of ‘The African climate breakdown’ brought to you by FCFA we explore what climate science is and how Africa’s climate is changing, how that affects communities, and what can be done to create a climate-resilient future.

Podcast host Dr Suzanne Carter and co-host Dr Rondro Barimalala unpack what climate science involves and have an insightful panel discussion with climate scientists, Dr Caroline Wainwright and Dr Conni Klein.

You can also look forward to hearing from climate scientist Dr Owiti Zablone who provides an overview of the ground-breaking climate research from FCFA.

The links you need to know about:

https://futureclimateafrica.org/
Future Climate for Africa is funded by the UK Government's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
9 Nov 2020 English South Africa Nature · Earth Sciences

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